pipes/switchmonitors

#!/bin/bash
#
# toggle-display.sh
#
# Iterates through connected monitors in xrander and switched to the next one
# each time it is run.
#

# get info from xrandr
xStatus=`xrandr`
connectedOutputs=$(echo "$xStatus" | grep " connected" | sed -e "s/\([A-Z0-9]\+\) connected.*/\1/")
activeOutput=$(echo "$xStatus" | grep -e " connected [^(]" | sed -e "s/\([A-Z0-9]\+\) connected.*/\1/") 
connected=$(echo $connectedOutputs | wc -w)

# initialize variables
execute="xrandr "
default="xrandr "
i=1
switch=0

for display in $connectedOutputs
do

	# build default configuration
	if [ $i -eq 1 ]
	then
		default=$default"--output $display --auto "
	else
		default=$default"--output $display --off "
	fi

	# build "switching" configuration
	if [ $switch -eq 1 ]
	then
		execute=$execute"--output $display --auto "
		switch=0
	else
		execute=$execute"--output $display --off "
	fi

	# check whether the next output should be switched on
	if [ $display = $activeOutput ]
	then
		switch=1
	fi

	i=$(( $i + 1 ))

done

# check if the default setup needs to be executed then run it
echo "Resulting Configuration:"
if [ -z "$(echo $execute | grep "auto")" ]
then
	echo "Command: $default"
	`$default`
else
	echo "Command: $execute"
	`$execute`
fi
echo -e "\n$(xrandr)"